A Guide to the World's Languages: Volume I, Classification

This is the first of three pathbreaking volumes that will constitute a wide-ranging analytical guide to the world's approximately 5,000 languages. The volumes are written for both linguists and general readers, and this first volume in particular assumes no background in linguistics. A postscript prepared for this paperback edition takes research data to 1990. The book is illustrated with 21 maps.

Author: Merritt Ruhlen
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 06/01/1987
Pages: 492
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.77lbs
Size: 9.34h x 6.33w x 1.26d
ISBN: 9780804712507

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/01/1987